ambassadricen.

Brit.

/amˌbasəˈdriːs/,

/amˈbasədriːs/, U.S.

/æmˌbæsəˈdris/,

/əmˌbæsəˈdris/

Forms:

α. 1600s– ambassadrice.

β. 1600s–1700s embassadrice.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ambassadrice.

Etymology: < French ambassadrice wife of an ambassador (1614 in this sense; now more usually ‘female ambassador, female messenger’ (1651 in this sense)), feminine form corresponding to ambassadeur ambassador n.: see -trice suffix. Compare earlier ambassatrice n. and the Romance nouns cited at that entry. Compare also earlier ambassadress n., ambassadrix n., ambassatrix n.With the β. forms compare earlier embassador n., embassy n., and later embassatrix n.

Now rare.

The wife of an ambassador; = ambassadress n. 2. Later also: a female ambassador; = ambassadress n. 1. Cf. ambassatrice n.Frequently in French or French-speaking contexts.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > resident ambassador > wife of

embassadress1641

ambassadress1663

ambassadrice1677

embassatrix1728

1677 J. Locke Let. 4 Dec. in European Mag. & London Rev. (1789) Mar. 185/1 On Thursday night last I was sent for to my Lady Ambassadrice.

1708 tr. Mem. Marquess de la Langallerie 58 A Page went up immediately to the Ambassadrice's Chamber.

1859 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 160/2 The station of an ambassadrice, which I desired for her, might kindle the spark.

1942 W. D. Leahy Diary 21 Apr. in W. R. Borneman Admirals (2012) xv. 268 Louise was..a remarkably successful Ambassadrice.., and an outstanding representative of America in Europe.

2012 Newham Recorder (Nexis) 4 Apr. Self-styled ambassadrices at Plashet School in East Ham are proving to young students and the wider community that there is no shortage of role models.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambassadrice
释义	ambassadricen. Brit. /amˌbasəˈdriːs/, /amˈbasədriːs/, U.S. /æmˌbæsəˈdris/, /əmˌbæsəˈdris/ Forms: α. 1600s– ambassadrice. β. 1600s–1700s embassadrice. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ambassadrice. Etymology: < French ambassadrice wife of an ambassador (1614 in this sense; now more usually ‘female ambassador, female messenger’ (1651 in this sense)), feminine form corresponding to ambassadeur ambassador n.: see -trice suffix. Compare earlier ambassatrice n. and the Romance nouns cited at that entry. Compare also earlier ambassadress n., ambassadrix n., ambassatrix n.With the β. forms compare earlier embassador n., embassy n., and later embassatrix n. Now rare. The wife of an ambassador; = ambassadress n. 2. Later also: a female ambassador; = ambassadress n. 1. Cf. ambassatrice n.Frequently in French or French-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > resident ambassador > wife of embassadress1641 ambassadress1663 ambassadrice1677 embassatrix1728 1677 J. Locke Let. 4 Dec. in European Mag. & London Rev. (1789) Mar. 185/1 On Thursday night last I was sent for to my Lady Ambassadrice. 1708 tr. Mem. Marquess de la Langallerie 58 A Page went up immediately to the Ambassadrice's Chamber. 1859 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 160/2 The station of an ambassadrice, which I desired for her, might kindle the spark. 1942 W. D. Leahy Diary 21 Apr. in W. R. Borneman Admirals (2012) xv. 268 Louise was..a remarkably successful Ambassadrice.., and an outstanding representative of America in Europe. 2012 Newham Recorder (Nexis) 4 Apr. Self-styled ambassadrices at Plashet School in East Ham are proving to young students and the wider community that there is no shortage of role models. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1677
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